You must configure your Java™, HTML, VB.NET, SAP GUI, Flex or Windows applications for functional testing
by providing the name, path, and other information that Rational® Functional Tester uses
to start and run the application. You use the Application Configuration
Tool to configure applications.
Before you begin
Important: If you enabled Mozilla
Firefox version 18 or later or Google Chrome browser for IBM® Rational Functional Tester,
the latest Java update must be associated with the browser. If not
done, security messages prompt up when you open the browser and Java
will be blocked.
Procedure
To add and configure your applications:
- Open Rational Functional Tester and
click . You can also open
the Application Configuration tool from the Start Application dialog
box by clicking the Edit button.
- To add a new application, click the Add button.
- In the Add Application dialog box, select the application
type, and click Next.
- Select the type of application and the path of the application
to enable it for functional testing. For different types
of domains, specify the application details as specified in the following
table:
Table 1. | Domain type |
Application details |
|---|
| Java |
Click to find and select the application.
The file types can be with .class or .jar extensions. |
| Visual Basic .Net and Windows |
Click to select any executable
or batch file. |
| HTML |
Select either Local or
URL. If Local, browse
to an .htm or .html file. If URL, enter the
URL address. |
| SAP |
Select the SAP executable from the dropdown
list. Alternatively, you can select a SAP shortcut file with a .exe,
.sal or .sap extension using the Browse button. Note: You
must have SAPGUI installed in your computer to be able to select this
option.
|
- Click Finish. The application
will then show up in the Applications list
in the Application Configuration Tool.
- Look at the information in the Detailed Information list.
- For Java applications, the Name,
Kind, Path, .class/.jar
file, and Working Dir fields are
automatically filled in for you. The JRE,
Classpath, and Args fields
are optional, and could be filled in by you as needed. Make any necessary
edits.
- For HTML applications, the Name, Kind,
and URL fields will be filled in. Select the
default browser in the Browser field.
- For SAP applications, you can specify a separate argument to use
in the Args field.
- To test if the application is configured properly for testing,
select the added application from the list and click Run.
- Click OK to save the changes you
made.
Note: You can edit the information about an application
in the tool at any time.